SOLUTION: Need your help please! In the interval 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360°, how many values of θ satisfy the equation {{{Tan^2theta-3Tan(theta) + 2}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{0}}} ? a)

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In the interval 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360°, how many values of θ satisfy the equation
?
a)1
b)2
c)3
d)4
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Need your help please!
In the interval 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360°, how many values of θ satisfy the equation

a)1
b)2
c)3
d)4


Factor the left side:



Use the zero-factor principle:




Since the tangent is positive in the first and third quadrants,
there are two angles between 0° and 360° that have 2 as their 
tangent.  These are 63.43° and 243.43° approximately

Continuing with the zero-factor principle:



 
Again, since the tangent is positive in the first and third quadrants,
there are two angles between 0° and 360° that have 1 as their 
tangent.  These are 45° and 225° exactly.

So the answer is d)4

Edwin

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